Marbula 1 2020

[Lampoc]

Yes folks, it's almost time for the most important marble-based sporting event of the year: the 2020 Marbula One season
16 of the most famous marble teams will battle it out over 8 race weekends to decide who will be the Marbula One champions.
Will it be the O'Rangers? The most popular marble team with their rabid fan base and cries of "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH". Maybe it'll be perennial bad boys, Team Primary? Or plucky underdogs Team Momo who never really seemed to recover from the devastating injury suffered by team member Momomomo in the 2017 Marbylmpics.
I will be cheering on top British team the Green Ducks who I have supported since their inception early last year.

Anyhoo, see the trailer for the forthcoming season.



A bit of background: somehow the 2019 Marbylmpic Qualifiers were recommended to me by some sort of Youtube algorithm and I clicked on it expecting a load of crap but what I actually got was a strangely addictive channel with incredibly high production values that made me have to support a marble team. Even the wife and kid watch it with me now. This thing is getting big: there are about 700,000 subscribers, a dedicated wiki (https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/...le_League_Wiki) and you can buy team merchandise in the online shop!

Check out some of the posters you can buy. Pretty damn cool.




Anyway, pick a team and I'll see you all for the qualifying next Saturday!

[Onelasttime]

Brilliant!

I love the artwork – very Mille Miglia.

Go Green Ducks

[Lampoc]

Brilliant!

I love the artwork – very Mille Miglia.

It's great isn't it? Here's the complete set:

[Lampoc]

Here's a quick update to the thread that everybody* is talking about! Qualifying is tomorrow and I for one could not be more excited:








*nobody

[Lampoc]

Welcome back marble fans! It's the latest update for Youtube's most exciting sport that only I and possibly Onelasttime give a crap about!

What a qualifying session! The hosts fail big time, the Marbula One big-Ferrariesque team grabs pole and my own Green Ducks... well, they were a bit disappointing. Plenty of work for them to do tomorrow if they've any chance of winning the inaugural Marbula One Grand Prix!



Stay tuned for tomorrow's update!!

Exclamation marks!!!

[Onelasttime]

Frustrating that the video kept freezing while the commentary continued …

[subseastu]

Back home so I can finally get YouTube working. Oh my giddy aunt. How have I not heard of this before. A bit of research(a lot) and I'll get behind a team. A few pointers wouldn't go a miss though. I'm looking for a lando norris type team

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[Lampoc]

Welcome back marble fans! It's time for one of the more technical circuits in the Marbula 1 calendar: The Momotorway, home of Team Momo. Who can possibly forget when team member Momomomo suffered that terrible injury back in Marble League 2017? Please don't look at the picture below if you're squeamish.



Anyway, here's the track:



And here's qualifying:



Can Team Galactic hold on to their 7 point lead at the top? Find out tomorrow!

[Saint-Just]

Don’t worry mate, we may be silent but this thread reminds me to watch both the qualis and the race. Strangely compelling.

[subseastu]

I've just sat down and watched a few races. I must say I'm finding it difficult to find a team to invest into as I'm only just starting out. I'd obviously like to go British but find myself drawn to O'rangers after the last race. A very gutsy race. More time reading and watching, much to the confusion of the wife

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[Lampoc]

I've just sat down and watched a few races. I must say I'm finding it difficult to find a team to invest into as I'm only just starting out. I'd obviously like to go British but find myself drawn to O'rangers after the last race. A very gutsy race. More time reading and watching, much to the confusion of the wife

Ooooh. I was so close to setting a new TZUK record of consecutive posts in a thread without reply from another member but you ruined it. Anyway, the O'Rangers (an American team) are probably the biggest team in marble sports right now - a bit like Man Utd. Listen carefully for the crowd going "oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh" everytime they're on track. Like Man Utd, everyone else hates them. To help you choose someone else, here's a handy list:

Team Primary: Dutch-ish
Savage Speeders: French-ish
Team Galactic are from some sort of Space City somewhere. Probably Russia?
Hornets are eastern European
Balls of Chaos are Chinese
Midnight Wisps are Scandinavian
Green Ducks are British
Mellow Yellow: nobody knows
Thunderbolts are Northen European. German maybe?
Raspberry Racers: no idea
The Hazers' origin is, so to speak, clouded in mystery
Snowballs are North American
Limers are from somewhere in Dalmatia
Rojo Rollers are from somewere in Central America
Team Momo are Japanese

Loads more info in the Marbula One Wiki: https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/...la_One_2019/20

On with the qualifying:



See you at 8pm tomorrow for the race live on Youtube!

[subseastu]

I'm sorry I messed up your uncommented run of posts. Thank you for the information anyway and after reading through it all I can't past the Green ducks. Got to support the local team haven't you?

Now to go full bore and get a t-shirt and maybe a tattoo

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[Lampoc]

I'm sorry I messed up your uncommented run of posts. Thank you for the information anyway and after reading through it all I can't past the Green ducks. Got to support the local team haven't you?

Now to go full bore and get a t-shirt and maybe a tattoo.

And a mug, hoodie, poster, baseball cap, stickers etc https://teespring.com/stores/jelles?...tsmic=campaign

Apology not required - just glad others are getting into it :D

#quackattack

[subseastu]

Waiting for 8pm. Hope I'm not too pissed and forget

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[subseastu]

Just caught up with this. Wow a great race that had everything in it. A poor showing by the Ducks though starting 6th and finishing 11th

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[Lampoc]

Just caught up with this. Wow a great race that had everything in it. A poor showing by the Ducks though starting 6th and finishing 11th

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The track invasion was definitely a funny moment! Looks like the Ducks are now out with just 1 race remaining :(

[Onelasttime]

The track invasion was definitely a funny moment! Looks like the Ducks are now out with just 1 race remaining :(

Security marbles

Smoggy was out there on its own, and some great racing by Orange and Mimo. A classic!

[subseastu]

A great run by Mallard of the green ducks. Hopefully a good finish will be on the cards for the race but the third sector seems to be the undoing for a lot of racers.

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[Saint-Just]

Excellent result.

[subseastu]

Nice race and not a bad final standing for the Green ducks. Now have to endure the wait to next season.

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[Lampoc]

Congratulations to both the Savage Speeders for being the top team and also Speedy for winning the individual championship. A new season is due to start in the autumn although there is also rumour of new "Marbula E" league before that which I can only assume will be featuring the failed marbles from Marbula One.

Hope you all enjoyed it and see you in the autumn! Or before!

Go Green Ducks! #quackattack

[Backward point]

Congratulations to both the Savage Speeders for being the top team and also Speedy for winning the individual championship. A new season is due to start in the autumn although there is also rumour of new "Marbula E" league before that which I can only assume will be featuring the failed marbles from Marbula One.

Hope you all enjoyed it and see you in the autumn! Or before!

Go Green Ducks! #quackattack

Are any rule changes planned for next season? Will there be a budget cap?

[CardShark]

Are any rule changes planned for next season? Will there be a budget cap?

Given the increased popularity of the sport I hope that it doesn't become too money orientated with team sponsors coming on board demanding their slice of TV coverage and podium positions.

Incomes could be spent on the increased perfectioning of the polished spherical surface thus ensuring an increase in acceleration, handling and outright top speed. Minimising rolling resistance is key here, with the lower ranked teams potentially losing pace as their own technologies fall behind those of more well funded teams.

Then there's the temptation to add, for example, tungsten weights to each team member in order to decrease deflection when hit and increase their ability to barge their way through the racing pack. Hidden balance/counter balance systems could also be developed and deployed aiding stability and direction control.

I'm not sure how stringent the parc ferme regulations are and how strict and thorough the stewards check each competitor, if there's a loophole here it'll need to be closed.

[Lampoc]

There's already enough controversy over Speedy's qualifying lap which led to his pole position and eventual race win. The hashtag #savagecheaters is already doing the rounds, especially with Hazers fans.
I prefer to remember a season of incredible racing and just wanted to share the final championship podium:

[subseastu]

Watching "Last week tonight" with John Oliver and this came up.

https://youtu.be/z4gBMw64aqk

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gam.../1100-6477448/

The sport is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

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[bry nylon]

article in the Guardian today about Jelle's Marble Racing; https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...-marble-racing